AWS Nitro Card Security Engine
Amazon Web Services, Inc. - FIPS 140 #3739
The AWS Nitro Card Security Engine is a multi-chip standalone firmware-hybrid module. The Approved cryptographic services provided by the module are: - Data encryption / decryption utilizing symmetric ciphers, i.e. AES algorithms. - Computation of hash values, i.e. SHA-256, SHA-512. - Message authentication utilizing HMAC-SHA256, HMAC-SHA512, hashing algorithms.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 3739
- Standard
- FIPS 140-2
- Security level
- Level 1
- Status
- historical
- Vendor
- Amazon Web Services, Inc.
- Module type
- Firmware-Hybrid
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- Acumen Security
- First validated
- October 29, 2020
- Versions
- AL5+; HAL-rel-3.2-uemu-fips
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode
Algorithms
- AES
- HMAC
- SHS
Algorithm families of the CAVP certificates listed for this module, plus post-quantum algorithms named in its documents.
CVEs that may affect this product
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Documents and sources
Source: sec-certs.org (CRoCS, Masaryk University), from NIST CMVP and the Common Criteria Portal - dataset of September 21, 2026 - synced October 15, 2026
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